Human trials for Thai Covid-19 vaccine could start as early as October

Thailand aims to produce its own vaccine for the coronavirus disease, rather than waiting to buy inoculations from abroad, and human trials could start as early as October, according to the scientist leading one project.“We learned a very painful lesson during the H1N1 pandemic when the government signed agreements to buy vaccines, but we did not get any until the outbreak was gone,” said Kiat Ruxrungtham, head researcher at Chulalongkorn University’s Centre of Excellence in Vaccine Research…